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Frontier, Native Americans, The War Years (1775-1783) February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020

Maj. Gen. John Sullivan and the Occupation of Easton, Pennsylvania, May 7–June 18, 1779

by Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick

For a brief seven weeks, the Pennsylvania frontier village of Easton became the second largest community within the state. With an estimated 25,000 inhabitants,…

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The War Years (1775-1783) February 20, 2014 August 28, 2016

Connecticut Yankees in a Pennamite’s Fort

by Thomas Verenna

“Living on the frontier is easy!” said no one, ever. Case in point, on July 3, 1778, over 100 loyalist rangers under the command…

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